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S. R. SMITH. ADJUSTABLE; WINDOW SHADE.

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N'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN R. SMITH, OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO AGEORGE IV. DETHARDING, OF SAMEPLAOE.

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW-SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,345, dated September 29, 1891. Application filed September 20, 1890. Serial No. 365,629. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it' may concern: at their upper ends slotted or recessed pieces .De it known that I, STEPHEN R. SMITH, a H, preferably of metal, 'forming bearings for citizen of the United States, residing at Bellethe journals E, and their lower ends are pro ville, in the county of St. Clair and State of vided with pivoted catches J, of segmental Illinois, have invented a new and useful Imform, and having handle portions K and 55 provenient in Adjustable Vindow-Sliades, noses L, adapted to engage with the openings which improvement is fully set forth in the D. Said catches J are pivoted to bearings J following specification and accompanying carried by said slides G, the said catches drawings. above the pivot thereof being formed with 1o My invention relates to improvements in fingers J2. SpringsM bear against the fingers 6o adjustable window-shades, and has for its J2 of said catches J, so as to normally keep object means by which a shade, whether opthe noses L in engagement with the respecterated by spring-rollers or cords, may be ive shoulders D when the slide is in the requickly and reliably placed at any desired quired position, or the handles may be so height on a window and from that position weighted as to be properly controlled by grav- 65 operated as ordinarily; and for that purpose it ity. The slides may be of Wood or any other consists, first, of means for preventing lateral suitable material, as desired, and the said movement of the shade-roller in its bearings; pieces II and J may be secured thereto in any second, of novel means for supporting the suitable Way, as by dovetailing, or may be 2o roller of a window shade or curtain, substanmade integral therewith. 70 tially as described; third, of mechanism, sub- The back portions of the bodies of the slides stantially as described, for adjusting the po- G are preferably formed with a groove N, so sition of the roller of the shade; fourth, of as to avoid,'when moving the same, the conthe combination of parts herein set forth. tact therewith of any fastening nails or screws Figure l represents a front view of a winwhich may be projecting from the guides. 75 dow-shade with adjusting mechanism em- It Will be seen that the shade maybe raised bodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a or lowered to any desired position on the winvertical section of the adjusting mechanism dow by moving the slides G in the required on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a side direction, first releasing the catch from the 3o elevation of a portion thereof. Fig. 4 represhoulder D. 30 seuts a perspective view of the slide with In the event of the running down of the hand-piece. Fig. 5 represents a modication shade, which frequently happens in Vspringof the roller-bearing piece of the slide. Fig. rollers, the proper portions of the device can 6 represents a top view of a inodiiication of be readily lowered, so that the shade can be 3 5 the slide. Fig. 7 represents a horizontal secadjusted or restored without reaching to the 85 tion on line w, Fig. top of the window.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- In Fig. 5 is shown a modification of the sponding parts in the several figures. bearing-piece for supporting the roller, the

Referring to the drawings, A designates a upper portion of the slide G having a proshade or curtain secured to a rollerB, the latjecting piece with an inclined slot therein, in 9o ter being operated either bya spring ora cord. which slot the journal of the roller is adapted C designates guides, which are fastened to to rotate. the sides of a window-frame, as may be de- In Fig. 6 is shown a modification of one of sired, and are provided with a series of stops the guides O, made in the shape of two pieces or shoulders D in their rear walls, for a pur of ornament-al molding.

pose hereinafter explained. The gudgeons Having thus described my invention, what or journals E of the roller B are provided I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letat their ends with collars F for preventing ters Patent, is displacement of the roller from its bearings. In a window-shade fixture, guides secured 5o Movable in the guides C are slides G, having to the sides of a window-frame, having shoul- 10o ders, slides mounted on said guides, having recessedl upper ends and grooves in the back to diminish the bearing-surface and thereby reduce friction, catches pivoted to the lower ends of the slides, formed with horizontallyextending noses at their lower portion to engage said shoulders and upper vertically-extended fingers engaged by springs to normally force said noses inward, and a roller with journals adapted to be inserted in said 1o recessed upper ends of the guides and having collars on the outer ends, said parts being combined substantially as described.

STEPHEN R. SMITH.

Witnesses: I W. F. KIRCHER,

LUcIUs D. TURNER. 

